Darrah | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mariposa County |
Coordinates: | 37.5181°N -119.8353°W |
Elevation M: | 952 |
Elevation Ft: | 3123 |
Darrah (formerly Snow Creek and Darrah's) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located on the southeast slope of Buckingham Mountain, on the east bank of Snow Creek, 8 miles (12.8 km) northeast of Mariposa, and 11.5miles south-southwest of El Portal, at an elevation of 3123 feet (952 m).
The Darrah post office operated from 1880 to 1907, with a closure from 1889 to 1890. The name honors Richard Darrah, its first postmaster.